Zephaniah 2:7 — compare English translations
Compare translationsZephaniah 2:7 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וְהָ֣יָה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
חֶ֗בֶל
chebel
H2256
cord
לִשְׁאֵרִ֛ית
shᵉʼêrîyth
H7611
remnant
בֵּ֥ית
bayith
H1004
house
יְהוּדָ֖ה
Yᵉhûwdâh
H3063
Judah
עֲלֵיהֶ֣ם
ʻal
H5921
upon
יִרְע֑וּן
râʻâh
H7462
to shepherd
בְּבָתֵּ֣י
bayith
H1004
house
אַשְׁקְל֗וֹן
ʼAshqᵉlôwn
H831
Ashkelon
בָּעֶ֨רֶב֙
ʻereb
H6153
evening
יִרְבָּצ֔וּן
râbats
H7257
to lie down
כִּ֧י
kîy
H3588
that
יִפְקְדֵ֛ם
pâqad
H6485
to visit
יְהוָ֥ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֖ם
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
וְשָׁ֥ב
shûwb
H7725
to return
שבותם
shᵉbûwth
H7622
captivity
שְׁבִיתָֽם
shᵉbûwth
H7622
captivity
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World English Bible Public Domain
The coast will be for the remnant of the house of Judah. They will find pasture. In the houses of Ashkelon, they will lie down in the evening, for Yahweh, their God, will visit them, and restore them.
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King James Version Public Domain
And the coast shall be for the remnant of the house of Judah; they shall feed thereupon: in the houses of Ashkelon shall they lie down in the evening: for the LORD their God shall visit them, and turn away their captivity.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the region will be to the remnant of the house of Judah. They will shepherd upon them; in the houses of Ashkelon they will lie down in the evening, for Yahweh their God will visit them, and he will restore their fortune.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).